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Re: Vaginal Wetting & Boils???From: andrea (anonymous@obgyn.net)Thu, 4 Sep 2003 04:36:16 -0500 (CDT)
At Sun, 31 Aug 2003, anonymous wrote: > >Thank you for replying. That's interesting your doctor said the boils >might be prediabetic or related. My grandmother had diabetes. After >her death I learned from Aunts that she too had many boils all her life. >I wonder now if I might be or will be diabetic. I also heard that the >scar left behind from a boil if it is dark in color (which all of mine >are) is a sign on insulin resistance. I am new to all of this PCOS, >Diabetes, and Insulin Resistance ( I don't even know what I.R. means). >I am really glad this board exits. It helps me asks qts and ideas of >other qts to ask my doctor. Good lick AmyK and all my other Cyster's :) >yes.i have suffered for many years with painful boils too.dont really have much advice other than take your metformin,check yourself regularly in crevices and bathe in salted water.good luck >At Thu, 28 Aug 2003, AmyK wrote: >> >>I can sympathize with the boil thing - I've suffered for more than 20 >>years (I'm 37 now) and I get them in the same places as you mentioned. >>It is an embarassing and painful condition! Scars left behind...ugh! I >>don't have general wetness, but I get lots of bleeding between periods. >>I am on the birth control pill Yasmin which has helped with the >>bleeding. I, too, have to always wear a "little something" even when >>not having a period. My doctor believes the boils to be a metabolic >>problem related to insulin resistance and pre-diabetes. I haven't >>figured out if there is a relationship between lots of carbs and boils, >>though. Do you know of any correlation? I take 1500 mg of metformin a >>day and have noticed a SIGNIFICANT difference in my eating habits. I >>now eat less than half of what I used to! I have been on it since May. >>Not loosing an awful lot yet...still hopeful. Take care and good luck >>with the damn boils! :-) AmyK >> >>At Wed, 27 Aug 2003, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote: >>> >>>At age 24, I just found out I have PCOS a month ago and was put on >>>1000mg of Metformin. I feel like this is the missing link to so many of >>>my questions. I have had sooo many of the symptoms since my early >>>teens. I am still learning about PCOS. However I have yet to hear >>>anyone comment about vaginal wetness. Since my teens I have had >>>excessive wetting, so much so I use pads regularly. If I do not use a >>>pad my pants are soaked. My doctor said my hormones are so unbalanced >>>it may cause this, and that the medicine should help. Does anyone else >>>with PCOS have excessive wetting??? Also all my life I have been plagued >>>with boils. I have them in every crevice possible i.e. underarms, >>>inner thighs, behind ears, under breasts, and so on. Does anyone else >>>have this problem? Does anyone know if this is associated with PCOS?? I >>>wonder if this would fall under the excessive acne symptom. I would >>>appreciate any advice or comments. Thank you in advance.
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